Through a great stroke of luck and generosity, sports watercolorist extraordinaire (and West Boylston-ite) Mark Waitkus has given me a print of one of his most recent watercolors commemorating the 2007 World Championship and banner unveiling at Fenway -- all so that I can give it away to one lucky reader!

I'm a big fan of Mark's work, so naturally I'm super excited he offered to let me give away one of his prints. His online studio showcases Red Sox prints, but also prints commemorating the Boston Marathon, the Patriots and the Celtics '08 championship... and you can buy all of those there direct from him.

The print I'm fortunate enough to give away is gorgeous - it's 11x16, and comes wrapped in plastic and sealed with an MLB hologram. It's also in my hot little hands, and ready to be sent out to a deserving Sox fan.

So here's the deal: after seeing the success of the recent contest at my other home, Babes Loves Baseball, I've decided to do something similar to give away Mark's gorgeous watercolor print.

HOW TO WIN: Email me a picture of yourself at a Red Sox game - Fenway Park or on the road. Can be from when you were little, or last weekend. Can be just you, or you and a bunch of friends or family. Whatever photo you think exhibits your love of the game and the team the best -- just nothing vulgar, and make sure you're in the shot somewhere.

WHO WINS: The neatest photo? Wins the Waitkus print. Yes, I realize "neatest" is vague - it's deliberately so. I have a feeling I'm going to get all kinds of cool photos from my awesome readers... so I want to leave the criteria open.

DEADLINE: July 25th, two weeks from today.

QUESTIONS: I'm a little flexible on what photos can be entered - I just want to avoid shots of just the ballpark or just the players. If you want to know if your photo will work, you can post in the comments or send me an email.

And don't be shy - I won't share names and email addresses... and the coolest photos will be featured here as well. So get creative!

If the fantastic work showcased at Mark's online studio wasn't enough to convert you to a fan, how about some of these tidbits about the artist?

He studied at Worcester Technical Institute and Worcester Art Museum - he's local!

Mark's ties with the Red Sox started via Baltimore back in 1991 -- when he painted the Baltimore Orioles' last game at Memorial Stadium for (now Sox VP) Dr. Charles Steinberg -- and his paintings now hang throughout Fenway's executive offices and luxury suites.

He was commissioned to do watercolors of Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr., which were featured as part of their induction ceremonies into Cooperstown last year.

Mark even painted the commemorative home plate for Major League Baseball's All-Star Game last year. The plate, with its rendering of San Francisco's AT&T Park, was used for the ceremonial first pitch by Giants legend Willie Mays.

Coolest of all? He's a descendent of Eddie Waitkus, the Cambridge-born baseball player who inspired the movie, "The Natural".